Riding trains almost everyday, it’s easy to just switch off and not notice things around you. But the expressionless face on the woman seemed to match the often sterile atmosphere many trains have. Even this one, late at night after many people had been out drinking, was almost deathly quiet. Yet more than anything, it was the clear doors between the carriages that give the train an almost endless feel. A repetition not unlike most daily commutes.

When I was a kid, we used to go into the car connectors to get ready to pull pranks, because if you stood just right, you couldn’t hardly be seen. I bet lots of folks did other stuff there too, so I can see why it might have been a design feature. One of the pranks we pulled was having a buddy streak a train, and he got undressed in the car connector.

BTW, we told him we’d take his clothes to the next connector, but instead we ran ahead of him through three cars, then dropped his stuff and got off the train LOL Yeh, we were jerks ^_^

Love the perspective! I’m amazed that not everybody is asleep yet.
BTW, I picked up the book “Subway Love” by Nobuyoshi Araki a few years ago that I would like to recommend to you; he got very close to his fellow passengers and frankly I don’t know how he got away with it, but it really captures the Tokyo public transport

Thnaks! I know. It was a late train too. Last one I believe. Or last but one.

Cheers. Not familiar with that one. Had a look online and the images look very interesting. Will be going past one of my favourite book shops this week and they have a big Araki collection, so I’ll see if they have it.